Focus: Telecom

[Satellite Today 03-05-09] EMS Technologies reported 2008 revenue increases of 16 percent, at $335 million, resulting in net earnings of $20.5 million, in its full-year and fourth quarter 2008 financial […]

SmartSat is set to make a decision in the next three months on who will manufacture its satellite, Khaled Derbas, chairman of SmartSat, told the CABSAT e-Daily. The shortlist has […]

Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. (Yahsat) has one of the most ambitious business plans of any new satellite operator around the globe. The company signed deals in August 2007 with […]

XipLink has added Dubai-based Prologix to its global network of value-added distributors, XipLink announced Mar. 4.     Prologix will provide delivery and logistics support for XipLink’s XA series of appliances […]

Qtel, a telecommunication solutions provider based in Qatar, has launched a new global IP Virtual Private Network (IP VPN) service for local, regional and international business, the company announced Mar. […]

Allen and Overy has reached a financial close with Mubadala Development Co. and Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. (Yahsat) on the Yahsat satellite project, Allen and Overy announced Mar. 5. […]

Al Baghdadia TV has ordered three 1.2-meter Advent Newswift vehicle-mounted satellite antennas from Vislink’s news and entertainment business unit, Vislink announced.     The Advent Newswifts are HD capable and will […]

Thuraya provides mobile satellite services in more than 140 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East and has unveiled an ambitious strategy to attack new markets. This year […]

Pak Datacom, a satellite network operator in Pakistan and Bangladesh, has deployed an iDirect series 15000 universal satellite hub in Karachi, Pakistan, iDirect announced Mar. 4.     The manufacturer said […]

Satconsult, based in Ghana, has signed a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract for high speed, low latency IP trunking from O3b Networks, the company announced Mar. 4.     O3b Networks will […]

[Satellite News 03-04-09] The Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) is embarking on an aggressive satellite rollout plan to bring new capacity to the region, unveiling in February contracts for the […]

[Satellite Today 03-04-09] Smartlink Communications, a satellite network operator based in Jordan, has chosen iDirect’s platform to launch a satellite broadband service covering the Middle East, North Africa and Eastern […]

[Satellite Today 03-04-09] SES New Skies has contracted 36 MHz of capacity on the upcoming NSS-12 satellite to Detasad, a German-Saudi joint venture and provider of telecommunication and IT services. […]

[Satellite Today 03-03-09] EchoStar Corp. reported a net loss of $690 million in its fourth quarter financial report released Mar. 2, a considerable drop compared to net losses of $45 […]

[Satellite Today 03-03-09] Xiplink has released the XipStick, a wireless optimizer for mobile satellite services, the company announced Mar. 2.     XipSitck is a self-contained, palm-sized wireless optimizer that runs […]

[Satellite Today 03-03-09] Mobil Satellite Technologies was awarded a contract by the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) to provide mobile and fixed satellite Internet equipment and service to state agencies, […]

Al Jazeera English has selected software from ScheduAll to manage its staff and media resources, workflow, and cost accounting for its global newsgathering operations and integrate four broadcast centers and […]

[Satellite Today 03-03-09] Satellite Today will be providing daily coverage of the CabSat 2009 convention to our readers from Mar. 3-5.     Our coverage includes a daily e-newsletter, an on-site […]

[Satellite Today 03-03-09] A Los Angeles Superior Court overseeing litigation by ICO Global Communications against Boeing Co. and its satellite subsidiary has denied nearly all of Boeing’s post-trial motions, ICO […]

[Satellite Today 03-03-09] Globecomm Systems has acquired Mach6, a satellite services provider headquartered in the Netherlands, for $5.9 million, Globecomm announced Mar. 2.     Mach6 employs approximately 30 staff members […]

SES New Skies has contracted 36 MHz of capacity on the upcoming NSS-12 satellite to Detasad, a German-Saudi joint venture and provider of telecommunication and IT services.     Detasad said […]

The Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) is embarking on an aggressive satellite rollout plan to bring new capacity to the region, unveiling in February contracts for the manufacturing and launching […]

[Satellite Today 03-02-09] The Telstar 11N satellite has been launched into a geosynchronous transfer orbit and is on its way to a final orbital position of 37.5 degrees West, Sea […]

[Satellite Today 03-02-09] Access Intelligence LLC (AI), a business-to-business information and marketing solutions provider, has added the Offshore Communications event to AI’s Satellite Group portfolio, acquiring Offshore Communications from Technology […]

[Satellite Today 03-02-09] Measat Satellite Systems received confirmation from Intelsat that the Measat-3a satellite has been scheduled for launch in June, Measat announced Feb. 27.     The launch of the […]

[Satellite Today 03-02-09] ND SatCom and Central European Telecom Services (CETel) are joining forces in the area of the managed services, the two companies announced Feb. 26.     The agreement […]

[Satellite News 03-02-09] Despite Mitsubishi Electric Corp.’s ambitious international growth plans, the company said it has set modest goals affected by the global economic climate, Hiroyuki Inahata, group vice president […]

Satellite players likely will see continued strong demand in the Middle East in 2009, as demand for capacity in the region remains strong. While there may be a slowdown in […]

The satellite industry has enjoyed a long period of steady growth, but the industry faces formidable regulatory hurdles in the new millennia. In addition to the challenges of doing day-to-day […]

The use solar energy is forecasted to soar in the next eight years as the world’s population looks for alternatives to fossil fuels. It is estimated the sun can provide […]